China property overhaul threatens local land-sale revenue

Bloomberg · 13 days ago
China property overhaul threatens local land-sale revenue
  • Goldman Sachs economists said shifting developers from presales toward completed homes will intensify pressure on cash-strapped developers and local-government finances.
  • The revised forecast raises the expected land-sale revenue decline by 10 percentage points, increasing downside risk for China’s property market.

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China’s recent overhaul of the way homes are sold will exacerbate already stretched local government finances, fueling a 30% drop in land sale revenues, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. economists said.Goldman Sachs Group Inc. economists

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